Meaning of toggler | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something that toggles between two states or causes something else to toggle between two states.
2. A machine operator who is responsible for turning the machine on and off.
3. A type of fastener that has hinged wings that spread to provide a surface against which the fastener can be tightened (e.g. a toggle bolt).
4. A person occupied chaining up logs to prevent them from rolling off during transport on railroad cars and trucks.
5. A member of a bomber crew responsible dropping bombs from a wing plane at a signal from the lead bombardier.

Examples

“No one else had really understood how to operate⟳ the automatic toggler; and xyz Company had no service agreement or other contract with the manufacturer. So the toggler was pushed into the stationery cupboard, where it remained until the company went bankrupt a few years later.”

“In orienting a spacecraft, in executing turns, etc., and astronaut must operate⟳ the levers, buttons, and toggler switches, not to mention⟳ many other motory tasks.”

“The complexity of the Bit toggler is harder to quantify.”

“This goes on and on: as long as you are asking questions, a toggler will toggle. (Keep⟳ in mind⟳ that on being asked a question⟳ the first time, a toggler will randomly choose⟳ to tell⟳ the truth or to lie⟳).”

“The occupations showing a considerable number⟳ of piece workers were machine stakers, togglers, tackers, buffers, machine setters-out, glazing-machine operators, hand finishers or seasoners, and shaving-machine operators.”

“His last⟳ period of employment began on February 3, 1958, and, once again, he was employed as a toggler on a piece-rate basis.”

“Numerically important jobs for which incentive pay⟳ was the norm included machine buffers, fleshing- and unhairing-machine operators, shaving-machine operators, and tackers, togglers, and pasters.”

“Sold in sealed blister packages, each contains two plastic toggler anchors, two metal hooks and a "popping" device.”

“Here, with the log⟳ cars tilted, the togglers on the retaining chains were released and the logs rolled off the bunks, bounced against a heavy post⟳ that spun them around 90 degrees into a chute, down which they slid into the water.”

“Toggler screw anchors can be used in hollow walls or as anchors in solid wall materials.”

“They make⟳ nuts, bolts, tapping screws, fasteners, anchors, togglers, drills, taps, rings, sockets and pop rivets.”

“The toggler fastens a chain about the logs upon a car for transportation, to keep⟳ them from rolling off.”

“Reports from the combat theaters highlighted the important role of the underappreciated bombardier well past the time when many gunners had become⟳ togglers, and operations had come⟳ to deemphasize accuracy.”

“Also, not everyone was happy with our combat crew modifications: dropping copilots from lead⟳ crews; replacing bombardiers with togglers in our wing crews; eliminating our ball-turret gunners, etc.”

“Trained as a bombardier, Kelly was reassigned . John Stiles would move⟳ from his waist gunner's position to take⟳ over the bombsight operation as the crew's toggler.”

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